spin doctor
noun
Slang.
a press agent skilled at spin control.
Also called
spinmeister.
Origin of spin doctor
First recorded in 1985–1990
Words nearby spin doctor
spin a yarn,
spin angular momentum,
spin bowler,
spin casting,
spin control,
spin doctor,
spin fishing,
spin machine,
spin off,
spin one's wheels,
spin out
British Dictionary definitions for spin doctor
spin doctor
noun
informal
a person who provides a favourable slant to an item of news, potentially unpopular policy, etc, esp on behalf of a political personality or party
Word Origin for spin doctor
C20: from the spin given to a ball in various sports to make it go in the desired direction
Idioms and Phrases with spin doctor
spin doctor
An individual charged with getting others to interpret a statement or event from a particular viewpoint, as in Charlie is the governor's spin doctor. This term, born about 1980 along with spin control, uses doctor in the colloquial sense of “one who repairs something.”